Newsletter week beginning 08/12/14

Dear Parents/Carers,

Key103 Mission Christmas
Thank you for the donations that have already been made. If you still wish to make a donation please note that the final date is Friday 12th December as the donations will be collected on Monday 15th December.
Any gift has to be new and unwrapped and suitable for babies, toddlers, children or teenagers.
Many thanks for supporting this worthy local charity.

Year 6 residential trip
Please ensure that all deposits for the Year 6 trip to Glaramara are paid to the office by Friday,
12th December.

National Christmas Jumper Day
On 12th December we will be celebrating National Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children.
Children have the option of wearing a Christmas jumper instead of a school sweatshirt and may also bring a donation. Please don’t feel you need to rush out and make any special purchases as this is entirely optional! Any donations will go to Save the Children.

Music Concert for band and choir
On Monday 15th December we will be holding a short music concert for the school.
Parents of children in the choir, band and those who have been selected to play the violin or a wind instrument by Mrs Wood or Mrs Bailey may also attend. The concert will start promptly at 2:45pm.

School Christmas Dinner
Thank you for returning forms for Christmas dinner which will be held on Thursday 18th December.
All the food has now been ordered so it will not be possible to opt to have a Christmas dinner on the day.
Children may wear Christmas hats into school that day if they wish to.

Friday 19th
We close for the Christmas holidays at 3:20pm on Friday 19th December. Children may wear their party clothes into school that day. There will be a Talent show in the morning and year group parties in the afternoon. Further information will be provided next week.

Christmas Post-box
We have received a few cards without the full details on the front, which has made it hard for our Year 6s who deliver the cards. Please make sure all envelopes have the recipient’s first name and last name and the class that they are in. Thank you.

Events/key dates this term:
December:
Friday 12th – National Christmas Jumper Day
Wednesday 17th – 9am Year 3 Christmas concert to parents
Wednesday 17th – Year 4 Christmas play to parents – start times confirmed as 2:15pm and 7pm
Thursday 18th – Christmas Dinner and house reward
Friday 19th – Christmas party day; close for the holidays at 3:20pm

School will reopen on Monday 5th January 2015 at 8:50am.

Certificates
The following children were awarded certificates in assembly today:

Y6R – Lewis for working hard in topic to collect facts on how animals were used in World War I, and using them to create a brilliant information page.
Y6R – Sophie for persevering and not giving up when being asked to complete written tasks whilst her arm has been in a sling.
Y6S – Beth for showing confidence and maturity for the Year 6 presentation to parents.
Y6S – Evie for an improved attitude towards her work and really trying hard to do her best.
Y6W – Jessica for her consistent hard work and effort in Maths in order to achieve her targets.
Y6W – Daniel E for working exceptionally hard in his reading comprehension to answer questions clearly and precisely.
Y5C – AJ for quickly grasping the basic concept of algebra.
Y5C – Jake S for his contribution in Science discussions.
Y5L – Joe for making wonderful progress in his writing.
Y5L – Erin G for always trying her best and being kind and considerate towards others.
Y5P – Jasmine S for always working as hard as she can at everything she does and for helping others to understand.
Y5P – Rory for working hard in Topic and showing what he has learnt about Advent and what the Advent Wreath represents.
Y4H – Olivia G for showing true concern and consideration towards another child.
Y4H – Emma for enthusiastic contributions to discussions when on the trip to the Christmas Story trail.
Y4K – Saba for asking questions during the Christmas Story trail visit.
Y4K – Ellie for excellent answers to questions about the first Thanksgiving.
Y4S – Lucy for being a lovely, helpful member of the class.
Y4S – William for being a credit to the school and asking great questions during the Christmas Story trip.
Y3L – Arran for always trying his best in everything he does.
Y3L – Perri for working extra hard this week in every subject and having a great attitude to learning.
Y3LW – Adam for his super sentence work in English.
Y3LW – Mia T for her great diary all about how Squanto helped the English pilgrims.
Y3M – Logan for writing a well thought out letter as one of the Pilgrims on the journey aboard the Mayflower.
Y3M – Anya for improving her level of concentration in maths and thinking hard about her calculations.

Congratulations to class Y3LW who had the highest attendance last week with 99.7%.
Please remember to inform the school office if your child is absent for any reason. The staff are there from 8:30am until 4pm, with the answerphone being switched on at all other times.

House Point certificates
This year we will be awarding certificates every time a child receives 100 house points.
This week the following children have received certificates:
Y3LW: Mia E, Natasha, James, Holly, Charlie L, Madison, Freddie, Rebecca and Lauren
Y4H: Olivia G Y4S: Faye, Sophia and James
Y6R: Megan, Lauren and Jack

School office hours
Please note that staff work in the school office from 8:30am until 4pm (Monday-Thursday) or 3:30pm (Friday). The answer machine is on during the times that the office is unmanned as teachers are busy preparing in their classrooms before school, and marking work or in staff meetings after school. Please leave a message and we will get back to you.

N-Choir is a women’s community choir that rehearses on Monday evening at the Infant School. Their Christmas concert, also featuring N-Choir Junior, is on Saturday, 13th December at 7.30 pm at St Michael’s Church, Bramhall, (£5 adults, £2 children). Info about joining the choir contact: info.nchoir@gmail.com